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After opening on a strong footing on optimistic buying by participants, the Sensex gathered momentum to touch an all-time high of 36,443.98. While BSE's Sensex was 331.09 points higher at 36,383.50, NSE's 50-share Nifty was recorded at 11,155.35. Read More »

After the entire People's State of the Union - which runs nationally from Thursday to February 4 - has ended, a group of writers will create the Poetic Address to the Nation. Trump will take the podium in the U.S. House chamber less than a week after his aides unveiled a new immigration plan , including a revival of a program to block deportation of young people brought into the country illegally by their parents. Read More »

Graham insisted that Mueller's job appeared to be in no immediate danger, pointing to the political costs if Trump did remove him. Mr Mueller learned of the incident in recent months as his investigators interviewed current and former senior White House officials in an inquiry into whether the President obstructed justice, the Times reported . Read More »

With the aid of a translator, Alvarez explained that the issue was not one of a mental instability and that she has had her son evaluated before to which she was told he was okay. "A danger to society?'" This time, the parents said they went down to the school and agreed to a 10-day suspension but were told that he had to be taken to a hospital for a psychiatric evaluation. Read More »

Several would-be opposition candidates have been arrested or frightened from the race in the last few weeks. Nominations for candidates remain open until on Monday. Al-Sissi, an ex-army chief, came to power in 2014, a year after he led the overthrow of the country's first democratically elected but divisive Islamist president Mohammed Morsi. Read More »

The Turnbull government will establish a $3.8 billion fund that will offer loans to local arms manufacturers in a push to rapidly grow Australia's defence export industry. The Turnbull government has back-pedalled on suggestions China is a threat to Australia's national security. "We do not see Russian Federation or China as posing a military threat to Australia", Bishop told Sky News. Read More »

Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, detailed her encounter with the real estate mogul during a 2011 interview with In Touch Weekly magazine. Trump by tabloid publications & TV shows has seeped into "main stream media" reporting". The alleged tryst first hit the headlines earlier this month when the Wall Street Journal reported that Mr Trump's lawyer arranged a payment to Daniels to prevent her from talking about it ahead of the 2016 presidential election. Read More »

It has been a odd season for Benitez's men, who are performing a lot better on the road right now; their two Premier League wins since October came at West Ham and Stoke over the festive period. 'Some days they go to Milan and they start talking all together'. Mitrovic - who is ready to quit the club this month - wasn't involved against Chelsea . Read More »

Idsinga said the dismembered remains of "at least" three victims were found hidden in the bottom of large planters in the backyard of a Toronto home that McArthur used as storage for his landscaping business. -Sgt. Hank Idsinga called the scope of the investigation unprecedented: "I've seen large-scale investigations before with dozens and dozens of officers working on them". Read More »

He said the Taliban-affiliated Haqqani Network was responsible and four suspects had been arrested. The explosion happened in a crowded part of the city where the interior ministry, the European Union and the High Peace Council have offices. Read More »

The Washington Post reported that Trump met in the Oval Office with McCabe following the president's decision to fire his predecessor, James Comey. They questioned his role in the Hillary Clinton email probe and the investigation into Russian meddling in the US election. It has been known that McCabe would retire in March, but at this time it's unclear why it was moved up. Read More »

The studio has yet to tap a screenwriter and director for the movie, who will work closely with Franklin and producers Scott Bernstein (" Straight Outta Compton ") and Harvey Mason, Jr . Berry humbly refused the offer, saying she wouldn't be able to do Franklin justice in the singing department, according to Entertainment Weekly . This wouldn't be Jennifer Hudson's first foray into acting obviously. Read More »

The Congress on reconciliation of the parties in Syria has started working in Sochi. The town is in Idlib province, where forces loyal to Bashar al Assad are fighting jihadists. Moscow, which has spearheaded several rounds of talks from the start of a year ago in Kazakhstan's Astana, initially hoped to convene the congress in Sochi last November but those efforts collapsed following a lack of agreement among co-sponsors. Read More »

However, many Grammy artists will show ir awareness of gender equality and sexual harassment by carrying a white rose in support of time Up movement, which emerged in response to scandals that have shaken Hollywood. In 2014, an Instagram post of white rapper Macklemore's text apologizing to Lamar for winning best rap album went viral. In the former category, included on the telecast, her fellow nominees included Kelly Clarkson, Lady Gaga and Pink - all women who have sung about ... Read More »

The United States has stepped up its assistance to Afghan security forces and increased its air strikes against the Taliban and other militant groups, aiming to break a stalemate and force the terrorists to the negotiating table. This week's surge of violence is unlikely to sway the U.S. strategy, or breathe life into stalled efforts to get peace talks going. "A number of suicide attackers entered a unit of the Afghan national army, which is beside the military university", said Gen. Read More »

He said the government will persuade all parties to pass the bill in the Rajya Sabha unanimously. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and leaders of various parties attended the dinner at Parliament House Library. "We want to raise these issues as they are important". The opposition has also asked the government to allow a discussion on these issues during the Budget session. Read More »

And yet they send their product to use - no taxes, very little taxes. But Japanese companies present in Britain have been more cautious about publicly announcing similar Brexit plans, despite the efforts of other European countries to woo those looking for alternatives. Read More »

And according to the National Weather Service at State College, the possibility of more snow is on the way later this week. This story will be updated . Gusts as high as 55 miles per hour are possible in wind-prone mountain areas and as high as 35 miles per hour on the northeastern plains. Overnight lows will be in the 20s to lower 30s. Read More »

Afghanistan's chief executive, Abdullah Abdullah , condemned the attack as "insane, inhuman, heinous and a war crime", while calling on the global community to take further action against state sponsored terrorism. In a statement , President Donald Trump condemned the attack and said it "renews our resolve and that of our Afghan partners". Security officials have also warned that more attacks are possible. Read More »

According to Nasa , global warming refers to the Earth's rising surface temperature due to rampant use of fossil fuels while climate change refers to the "broad range of global phenomena created predominantly by burning fossil fuels". The opinion that recent global warming is human-induced is shared by 90%-100% of published climate scientists according to a paper-study "Consensus on consensus: a synthesis of consensus estimates on human-caused global warming ". Read More »

Nero played his fiddle while Rome burned below him and in present-day South Africa, our politicians are squabbling and accusing while the Western Cape desiccates and chokes from thirst before their eyes. Brooks says the commission will monitor the City of Cape Town while it implements its plans. As such, I would like to ensure maximum co-ordination between various players, so that we can avoid Day Zero together. Read More »

Several Democrats and one Republican on Friday called for votes on Senate legislation that would prevent presidents from firing special counsels unless a panel of three judges agreed with the move, citing the revelations that Trump came close to pushing out Mueller last June, the Washington Post reported . Read More »

A fair amount of sunshine is expected as we start Monday with a pocket of pretty dry air centered across the region. Thursday will be the mildest day of the week with temperatures in the low 50s under mostly sunny skies. It's not the best chance of snow, but the possibility is there. The snow showers are expected to hold off until after sunset mainly along or south of I-96, but really focusing near I-94. Read More »

PM Modi further added it was the government's effort as well as the expectation of the people that there would be no politics on an important issues like triple talaq and Muslim women would get their right. The Session will mainly be devoted to Financial Business relating to Union Budget for 2018-19 and discussion on the Motion of Thanks on President's address, but essential Legislative and other Business will also be taken up. Read More »

Then, expect snow showers and on-and-off periods of light snow through the morning commute. Mostly cloudy with a bit of snow late. Highs will fall to the lower 40s and upper 30s. The best chance of seeing 2 inches of snow will be for western areas over the ridge and valley region. Our winds will shift Wednesday , bringing warmer air up from the south. Read More »

But, just when the Kings thought they had the Spurs on the ropes, the seasoned San Antonio team rallied for a 113-98 victory at AT&T Center. Sacramento, playing the fifth of a six-game trip, has six players sidelined by injuries, including starting center Willie Cauley-Stein, out with bone contusion in his right knee and a sprained left foot. Read More »

Nearly seven years since the start of the conflict, more than 6 million people remain displaced inside Syria and a further 5.48 million have fled to other countries in the region, creating the biggest refugee crisis since the end of the second world war. Read More »

She had been critical of the International Olympic Committee ban, arguing that it was unfair to clean athletes and noted that she was not even on the national team in 2014. I knew I had more in the bag to give and I could ski faster and be stronger and a better athlete. Kolobkov added that Russia may organise alternative sports competitions for Russian athletes barred from the Games. Read More »

US President Donald Trump has said he would have taken a "tougher" approach toward negotiations on Britain's exit (Brexit) from the European Union (EU) than the one now adopted by British Prime Minister Theresa May . No, I wouldn't have negotiated it the way it was negotiated. Mr Trump complains that he has "had a lot of problems with the EU" and what he calls its "unfair" trade policies, warning that could "turn out to be very much to their detriment". Read More »

He did what we expect each and every officer to do: To go out and serve this community with distinction and honor. Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan said Doss "was everything that is good about Detroit ". "He called me up a couple of years ago, and said, 'Dad, what do I have to do to be in the police '". "He loved the job and he died doing something that he loved", Glenn Doss Sr. Read More »

Wriddhiman Saha went to Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 5 crore but Parthiv Patel went unsold. Notable Indian players to go unsold after the first round were Ishant Sharma and Murali Vijay. While Ben Stokes's big-money move will occupy most of the back-pages in England on stories on IPL, Mark Wood (INR 1.5 Crore) and Sam Billings (INR 1 Crore) too had takers in CSK. Read More »

The BJP had criticised the earlier circular by terming it as "minority appeasement" by the government ahead of elections, and this forced the Home Department to issue a revised version. In response to a question, Mr Siddaramaiah shot back that the all-party meeting convened by him on Saturday was successful as it unanimously made a decision to take a delegation to Prime Minister, Narendra Modi in New Delhi to seek his intervention in resolving the Mahadayi row. Read More »

Dantonio was asked about rumors that he was planning to resign. Izzo said he did not have a chance to fully digest the report on a game day and declined to answer questions about specifics within it. He's the second university official to step down this week. Initially, USA Gymnastics released a statement that did not specify whether the board would resign. Read More »

In 1997, Clinton became the first first lady to win a Grammy Award when she took home the award for Best Spoken Word Album for her book, " It Takes a Village: And Other Lessons Children Teach Us". While chuckles from the live New York City audience could be heard upon Clinton's appearance, not everyone was amused. The book has sold 1.7 million copies, according to publisher Henry Holt & Co. Read More »

Witnesses said they heard several explosions and gunfire at around 5:00 am (0030 GMT) at the academy on the outskirts of Kabul where high-ranking military officers are trained. It is yet to be known which part of the university came under attack as there are various institutions for armed forces, including National Military Academy of Afghanistan (NMAA), the Afghan National Army Officer Academy (ANAOA), and others. Read More »